Crude oil production

Most of the oil is imported, as national production only covers around 7% of the country's needs. The imports mainly consist of oil products (close to 90%). In 2015, around 1.1 Mt of crude oil and 3.9 Mt of oil products were imported. Oil product imports have doubled since 2000.

Renewable in % electricity production

In 2015, the government set a target to produce 3 168 MW electricity from renewables by 2021, of which 1 740 MW of solar and 1 370 MW of wind. It introduced incentive measures to mobilise the private sector. This target is in line with its strategy to increase the share of renewables in total...

CO2 fuel combustion/CO2 emissions

In its National Determined Contributions (NDC), Bangladesh announced it aims to reduce GHG emissions by 40% (48 MtCO2) by 2030 compared to a BAU scenario, of which 15% (or 36 MtCO2) assumes international support. CO2 emissions have risen steadily and doubled...